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Federal court clears path for legal challenges to coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest
WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware ruled Tuesday in favor of two motions filed by conservation groups, allowing key legal and administrative actions to move forward to…
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South Fork Coal Company: ‘a trail of pollution, debt and disregard’
By Willie Dodson, Appalachian VoicesCherry/ Gauley River named among America’s most endangered rivers; thousands oppose coal-hauling in the Monongahela National Forest;…
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“Don’t Mine the Mon” Webinar
America’s public lands belong to all of us — not just to industry interests. West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest, affectionately known as “the Mon,” and the waterways within and…
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“Don’t Mine the Mon” Webinar
America’s public lands belong to all of us — not just to industry interests. West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest, affectionately known as “the Mon,” and the waterways within and…
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Conservationists file new complaint over South Fork Coal Company’s impacts to National Forest
Bankrupt mining company continues to amass violations in 2025By Willie Dodson, Appalachian VoicesOn April 11th, the Allegheny Blue Ridge…
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Thoughts from our President
Dear friends and fellow lovers of the Highlands, It has been a turbulent stretch for the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy (WVHC)—and for environmental nonprofits…
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Fundamental Data is heading for Davis and Thomas
Photo captured by Frank Gebhard at Allegheny Aperture.By Luanne McGovern, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
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ACTION ALERT: A data center blitz is coming–here’s how we push back
An aerial view of Davis, West Virginia, with the Tucker County Landfill and site of the proposed power plant in the upper left background. (Frank Gebhard/Allegheny Aperture…
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American Rivers names Gauley River to America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2025, due to toxic coal mining pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 16, 2025 Contact: Hawk Hammer, National Communications and Media Director, Hhammer@americanrivers.org Andrew Young, Staff Attorney for the Allegheny-Blue Ridge Alliance (ABRA), ayoung@abralliance.org Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist,…
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ACTION ALERT: Defend the Monongahela – Stop Illegal Coal Hauling in Our Public Forests
A coal company is trying to turn our national forest into their private haul road—and it’s up to us to stop it. For over two years,…
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